Car-stake.



E. J. RICHARDSON.

CAR STAKE.

APPHCATION FILED MAR. 22 1916.

1 9 1 88,996 Patented June 27, 1916.

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EDWARD J. RICHARDSON, OF WINDSOR, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO SAMUEL A. RICHARDSON, OF WINDSOR, VERMONT.

CAR-STAKE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD J. RICHARD- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vindsor, in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car- Stakes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in car stakes and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device which is adapted for use in connecttion with railway cars, motor trucks, wagons and the like where it is necessary to provide side stakes for retaining the load thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a foldable stake which when not in use may be folded down to lie parallel to the side of the car or wagon in order to avoid the possibility of breaking. A still further object of the invention i to provide adevice which may be readily removed from the car or wagon and replaced without disturbing the load.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully setforth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stake constructed in accordance with this invention illustrating the same as it would appear when in use. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a portion of a platform of a car or wagon showing the stake in its folded position. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the lower portion of the stake showing the same in place. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 8, taken on the plane of line 4'4 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is av fragmentary vertical sectional view through the joint between the upper and lower portions of the stake illustrating the details of construction.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates the platform of a car or wagon having the usual side rails 2. The attach- Specification of Letters Patent. Pat t d J 27 191 Application filed March 22, 1916.

Serial No. 85,921.

ing plate designated by the numeral 3 is secured to said side rails and each of these plates is provided at its lower edge with suitable hinge barrels 4 and near its upper edge with an ear 5 formed with the aperture 6. The ear 5 above referred to extends outwardly at right angles from the face of the plate and the aperture extends in a plane parallel to the face of the plate as clearly shown in the drawings. Each of the hinge barrels 4 is provided with a central aperture for the reception of the hinge pin 7, the axis of which extends in a plane at right angles to the axis of the aperture 6.

Hingedly secured to the hinge barrel 4 of the plate 3 is the base block 8 having suitable hinge barrels formed at its lower inner edge which are apertured to receive the hinge pins 7 so as to permit the block to swing downwardly and outwardly away from the car platform 1. This block 8 is provided with an upward extension 9 which is formed with a transversely extending aperture 10 for the reception of the ear 5 hereinbefore referred to. A suitable vertical bore 11 extends through the extension 9 and is adapted to receive the pin 12 which passes through the bore 6 so as to firmly lock the device in a position shown in the drawings. Formed at the point where the extension 9 joins the block 8 is a suitable pair of hinge barrels 18 each of which is apertured to receive a hinge pin 14 by means of which the main body portion of the stake is hingedly connected to the block. The outermost hinge barrel 13 is provided with a peripheral recess 15 for the reception of the latch bolt by means of which the stake is held in its vertical position.

The stake body above referred to is designated by the numeral 16 and is formed at its lower end by means of an apertured ear 17 which fits between the ear 13 and receives the pivot pin 14 so that the stake will be pivotally held with relation to the block. A suitable vertical bore 18 extends upwardly into the stake a short distance and is adapted to receive the latch bolt 19 which engages in the recess 15 to hold the stake against accidental movement. A slot 20 is formed in the body 16 and communicates with the bore 18 and is adapted to accommodate the thumb piece 21 by means of which the operation of the bolt 19 is controlled. In order to urge the bolt downwardly and into the recess 15, a suitable compression coil spring 21 is positioned between the inner end of the bolt and the inner terminal of'the bore and it will thus be seen that when the stake is moved into the vertical position as shown in Fig. 1, the bolt will extend into the recess thereby locking the stake upright.

The upper end of the stake body is formed with a suitable hinge barrel 22 which is adapted to fit between the hinge barrel 23 on the upper portion 24 of the stake and these hinge barrels are apertured to receive the hinge pin 25. It will thus be seen that the upper portion of the stake will be permitted to swing downwardly and outwardly so as to bend back and lie parallel to the main body portion 16 of the stake. In order to lock the extension in its raised position, a

7 suitable recess 26 is formed in the upper end of the stake body and is adapted to re ceive the ear 27 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5. The ear 27 and the walls of the recess 26 are formed with a suitable alining aperture 28 for the reception of the locking pin 29 which is passed therethrough when the stake is in operative position and thus prevent the upper section from moving on its hinge to swing downwardly. In order to prevent loss of the pin 29, a suitable chain or other flexible connection 30 is secured to one end thereof and the opposite end of said chain is attached to an eye 31 carried by the upper section of the stake. A suitable eye 32 is secured to the upper end of the upper section 24 of the stake and is adapted to form a connection for the chain or other suitable flexible member 33 forming the binding or tie element for the load. 4

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use, the device is swung upwardly as shown in Fig. 1 and will be held against accidental movement by the engagement of the latch'pin 19 into the recess 15. In order to lower the device after the load has been removed or to permit the loading-or unloading ofthe car, the pin 29 is withdrawn thus permitting the section 24 to swing downwardly in a plane parallel to the body 15 and when in this position the thumb piece 21 is engaged and lifted thus withdrawing the latch bolt 19 from engagement'in the recess 15 and allowing the device to be swung down on the hinge 13 so as to lie in a plane parallel to the upper and lower edges of the side of the car. When in this position it will be seen that the device will be held against accidental movement by a suitable hook 34 which is secured to the side 2 of the car and will assume the position shown in Fig. 2. In order to permit the stake to be entirely removed from car, it

will be seen that the pivot pin 7 is withdrawn and the pin 11 removed thus permitting the stake to swing downwardly and allowing the block 8 to be removed from the attaching plate 3 thereby disconnecting the attaching plate and block.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A car stake including an attaching plate, a block hinged to the lower end of said attaching plate, and adapted to swing downwardly and away from the attaching plate, means to normally hold said block against the attaching plate, a stake pivoted to the block and adapted to swing downwardly into parallel relation to the side of the car on which the device is used, and means to hold the stake in its raised position.

2. In a car attachment, an attaching plate adapted. to be secured to the side edge of the car, a block hinged to the attaching plate, means to hold the block against the attaching plate arranged in such a way that the block may be permitted to swing outwardly and away from the plate, a stake pivoted to the block and arranged to be swung downwardly to lie parallel with the side of the car, a hinged extension on the stake adapted to be folded back upon the stake and a catch to hold the stake in its raised position.

. 3. A car attachment comprising an attaching plate, adapted to be secured to the side of a railway car, a block hinged to the lower end of said plate and adapted to swing downwardly and away from the side of the car, the axis of the hinge being parallel to the side of the car, means to hold the block upwardly and in operative position, a stake pir'oted to the block, the axis of the last mentioned pivot extending at right angles to the axis of the hinge to permit the stake to be swung downwardly and in parallel relation with the side of the car and means to hold the stake in its uppermost position. I

4. A platform attachment adapted to be attached to the edge of a platform comprising an attaching plate, an car near the upper edge of the plate, a block hinged to the lower edge of the plate, said block being provided with an aperture to receive the car, a pin adapted to be passed through the block and through the ear to hold the block in place on the plate, the axis of the hinge extending parallel to the side of the platform, a stake pivoted to the block, said stake adapted to be swung down into parallel re- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence 01' two witnesses.

EDWARD J. RICHARDSON.

Witnesses:

HORACE P. MGCLARY, FLORENCE M. SMITH. 

